A personal development plan is a process that involves establishing short, medium, and long-term goals for one's career. It requires assessing strengths and weaknesses, identifying skills that need improvement, and selecting appropriate activities to meet needs. The process includes a personal analysis stage to evaluate strengths, areas for improvement, and external factors. Goals are then set by determining what one wants to learn, what needs to be accomplished, and the required support and resources. Objectives are defined for short, medium, and long-term goals within specific timeframes.

1. Personal
Development
Plan

2. What Is It?
is the process of:
• establishing aims and objectives (or goals) - what you want to
achieve or where you want to go, in the short, medium or long-term
in your career
• assessing current realities
• identifying needs for skills, knowledge or competence
• selecting appropriate development activities to meet those
perceived needs.

3. Stage 1 :
Personal
Analysis

4. What are your
strengths?

5. What are the things in
your life that you want to
improved?

6. What external opportunities
or threats might affect any
plans you might make?

7. Stage 2 :
Setting
Goals

8. What do you
want to learn?

9. What do you
have to do?

10. What support &
resources do I need?

11. How will you
measure it?

12. Target Date for
review?

13. Stage 3 :
Personal
Objectives

14. Define your short term
goals (next 12 mo)

15. Define your medium
term goals (next 2-3
years)

16. Longer term goals
(beyond 3 years)

17. You are your
best investment